The Wonderland Effect is YA superheroes fiction (minus the spandex). The protagonist is Alice Littleton, a 16-year-old girl who developed her powers after an accidental poisoning when she was eight. The story develops as she discovers there are others with powers out there, and some have extremely unsavory motives. The first part of the book interweaves happenings at the Prometheus Academy, a newly opened school for truly empowered students.

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May 28, 2015: There are certainly a lot of stories that use Carol’s Alice duology as their base. This one is a welcome addition to those that certainly deserves to rise to the top.

This is the story of a girl struggling through family issues as a result of strange powers that allow her access to a myriad of abilities from Wonderland. Meanwhile, a school opens up for people with powers. Alice, and the Prometheus Academy are on a collision course from the start, [more . . .]

Sep 21, 2014: Lewis Carrol crossed with the X-Men isn’t something you see every day but it works surprisingly well. This is a superpowers story in a modern setting. Powers are still rare enough that they’re essentially unknown. The story follows three basic plot lines with a clear intention to converge in the near future. The first two are the X-Men theme. One is a private school, maintained for the purpose of allowing its empowered students to learn how to use their powers for the greater good. The second follows a superpowered criminal [more . . .]

Sep 21, 2014: When I hit the first chapter I didn’t see a lot of promise. I wasn’t too interested in the main character being THAT young in any kind of superhero fiction (it either ends up with things being too watered down or the kids are TOO capable and my suspension of disbelief is destroyed). But I liked the writing style and decided to give it a chance, and thankfully time skips after the first chapter and we get our main character at about age 16. It’s a very interesting collection of [more . . .]